Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Evidence-Based Health Education

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Evidence-Based Health Education

The number of deaths associated with cardiovascular events remains constant in many countries due to new therapeutic approaches for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis. This condition is widely attributable to unhealthy outcomes in its association with risk factors such as smoking and sedentary behavior. Risk factors play a significant role in the progression of coronary artery disease....

Socioeconomic status and health: how education, income, and occupation contribute to risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually measured by determining education, income, occupation, or a composite of these dimensions. Although education is the most commonly used measure of SES in epidemiological studies, no investigators in the United States have conducted an empirical analysis quantifying the relative impact of each separate dimension of SES on risk factors for disease....

Evidence Based Herbal Medicine and Mental Health

Many cultures have developed folk herbal remedies for various symptoms of mental illness. An evidence base now is being developed for some of these “alternative” herbal remedies. There has been an increase in the number and proportion of clinical trials of complementary medicine, which suggests a trend toward an evidence-based approach. This review presents the scientific information reg...

The Concept of Evidence-Based Education in Nursing and Factors Affecting It: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: A number of studies have been conducted on evidence-based care and factors affecting it however, this concept has not been explored, in Iran. This study was conducted to investigate the perceptions and experiences of nurses and nurse educators about evidence-based education and factors affecting it. Methods: The study was conducted using grounded theory method during 2009-10. The...

The effect of virtual education of cardiovascular risk factors on the knowledge of general physicians